Saturday, May 4
Gainesville, Fla.
4 PM
Florida Gators
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Mississippi State
Florida holds an 11-10 record in SEC play this season and currently sits in sixth place in the league standings.
No. 7 Gators Set to Close Regular Season at Home Against Bulldogs
Thursday, May 2, 2019 | Softball
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 7 Florida is set to wrap up regular season action against Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi State with a three-game series slated to start this Friday at 6 p.m. (ET), Saturday at 6 p.m. (ET) and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. (ET).
The Gators (39-13, 11-10 SEC) swept the series with the Bulldogs (30-19, 7-14 SEC) last season in Starkville, Miss. Senior Amanda Lorenz hit .667 (6-for-9) in that series with six RBI, five runs scored on two home runs, a triple and a pair of walks.
Earlier this week, Kelly Barnhill picked up her fourth SEC Pitcher of the Week award, 13th of her career, after she broke the UF all-time strikeout record in her no-hitter against Auburn Friday, April 26, in Auburn, Ala. Barnhill broke Stacey Nelson's record of 1,116 in the bottom of the fourth inning of the game. The no-hitter she threw was the first complete-game no-hitter of the season and the eighth complete-game no-hitter of her career.
The Gators series this weekend with the Bulldogs will be streamed via the SEC Network + with Kyle Crooks and Francesca Enea as hosts. Sunday's game will also be a part of SEC Network Bases Loaded that will give fans a live look into the final game of every SEC series.
Fans can also listen to the series this weekend on WGGG (92.1 FM/1230 AM) & WMOP (100.1 FM/900 AM) as Ryan Urquhart will have the call.
Notable Notes
Opposition Overview
Series Stats Leaders
Last 10 Meetings
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GM 1 – SEC Network + | GM 2 – SEC Network + | GM 3 – SEC Network +
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 7 Florida is set to wrap up regular season action against Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi State with a three-game series slated to start this Friday at 6 p.m. (ET), Saturday at 6 p.m. (ET) and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. (ET).
The Gators (39-13, 11-10 SEC) swept the series with the Bulldogs (30-19, 7-14 SEC) last season in Starkville, Miss. Senior Amanda Lorenz hit .667 (6-for-9) in that series with six RBI, five runs scored on two home runs, a triple and a pair of walks.
Earlier this week, Kelly Barnhill picked up her fourth SEC Pitcher of the Week award, 13th of her career, after she broke the UF all-time strikeout record in her no-hitter against Auburn Friday, April 26, in Auburn, Ala. Barnhill broke Stacey Nelson's record of 1,116 in the bottom of the fourth inning of the game. The no-hitter she threw was the first complete-game no-hitter of the season and the eighth complete-game no-hitter of her career.
The Gators series this weekend with the Bulldogs will be streamed via the SEC Network + with Kyle Crooks and Francesca Enea as hosts. Sunday's game will also be a part of SEC Network Bases Loaded that will give fans a live look into the final game of every SEC series.
Fans can also listen to the series this weekend on WGGG (92.1 FM/1230 AM) & WMOP (100.1 FM/900 AM) as Ryan Urquhart will have the call.
Notable Notes
- UF will recognize its five seniors: Lily Mann, Theresa Swertfager, Alex Voss, Amanda Lorenz and Kelly Barnhill Saturday prior to the start of the second game of the series against the Bulldogs.
- Lorenz ranks third in the SEC in overall batting average (.417) and third in walks (47) and is currently on an eight-game hit streak and has reached base safely in 48 of the 52 games played this season. Over her career, she has reached base safely in 239 of 250 games played.
- The Gators currently lead the SEC with an overall 1.80 ERA and have posted 18 shutouts on the season. The 18 shutouts on the year also rank fourth in the nation. UF also ranks second in the nation with 432 strikeouts.
- Barnhill and Lorenz were recently named as Senior CLASS Award top-10 finalists. It's the first time in program history that two Gators made the top-10 in the same season and it's only the third time in the awards history. Fans can vote for Barnhill and Lorenz daily HERE.
Opposition Overview
| Head Coach | Vann Stuedeman (8th Season) |
| Career Record at Mississippi State | 271-185 (.594) |
| All-Time Record vs. | 37-19 |
| Streak | Won Last Six Games |
| Last Meeting | April 21, 2018 | W, 3-0 | Starkville, Miss. |
| Last Loss at Home | April 7, 2013 | L, 6-5 | Gainesville, Fla. |
Series Stats Leaders
| Florida | Mississippi State | |
| Amanda Lorenz (.417) | Average | (.408) Mia Davidson |
| Amanda Lorenz (60) | Hits | (58) Mia Davidson |
| Amanda Lorenz (46) | Runs | (47) Mia Davidson |
| Kendyl Lindaman (50) | RBIs | (61) Mia Davidson |
| Amanda Lorenz (9) | Doubles | (8) Mia Davidson) |
| Amanda Lorenz/Jaimie Hoover (3) | Triples | (4) Kat Moore |
| Kendyl Lindaman (14) | Home Runs | (25) Mia Davidson |
| Amanda Lorenz (47) | Walks | (20) Mia Davidson |
| Amanda Lorenz/Jaimie Hoover (4) | Stolen Bases | (12) Emily Heimberger |
| Kelly Barnhill (27) | Wins | (11) Emily Williams |
| Kelly Barnhill (1.46) | ERA | (2.34) Emily Williams |
| Kelly Barnhill (3) | Saves | (4) Emily Williams/Grace Fagan |
| Kelly Barnhill (285) | Ks | (125) Emily Williams |
Last 10 Meetings
| Date | Location | W/L | Score |
| April 7, 2013 | Gainesville, Fla. | L | 6-5 |
| March 27, 2015 | Starkville, Miss. | W | 3-2 |
| March 28, 2015 | Starkville, Miss. | W | 16-02(5) |
| March 29, 2015 | Starkville, Miss. | L | 5-2 |
| April 22, 2016 | Gainesville, Fla. | W | 16-0 (5) |
| April 23, 2016 | Gainesville, Fla. | W | 6-3 |
| April 24, 2016 | Gainesville, Fla. | W | 3-1 (10) |
| April 20, 2018 | Starkville, Miss. | W | 8-3 |
| April 21, 2018 | Starkville, Miss. | W | 6-2 |
| April 22, 2018 | Starkville, Miss. | W | 3-0 |
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